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Ed Giddins
Portrait of Ed Giddins

Edward Simon Hunter Giddins

Born: 20 July 1971, Eastbourne, Sussex
Major Teams: Sussex, Warwickshire, Surrey, England.
Known As: Ed Giddins
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium


Test Debut: England v New Zealand at The Oval, 4th Test, 1999
Latest Test:
England v West Indies at Birmingham, 1st Test, 2000

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 15/06/2000)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    4    7   3    10    7    2.50  17.85   0   0    0   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              74     21   240   12  20.00  5-15    1   0  37.0  3.24

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS

                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct St
Batting               0    -   -     -    -     -     -   -    -  -

                     Balls    M     R   W    Ave  Best  4w 5w    SR  Econ
Bowling                  0    -     -   -    -     -     -  -    -    -

FIRST-CLASS
 (1991 - 2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  144  171  73   524   34    5.34   0   0   22   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling            4130.3 13226  465  28.44  6-47   22   2  53.2  3.20

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1991 - 2002)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  187   72  33   107   13*   2.74   0   0   35   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling            1442    6276  223  28.14  5-20    3   2  38.7  4.35

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Locally born and bred, Ed Giddins made his Sussex debut in 1991, winning his county cap in 1994. He was twice Sussex Under-23 Player of the Year (1992 and 1994). He impressed on the England 'A' tour of Pakistan in 1995-96, but hit the headlines for the wrong reasons when he was banned for 18 months in August 1996, after a small amount of cocaine was found in his blood during a routine drugs-test. He was Sussex's leading wicket-taker at the time, but the club immediately released him, and he spent the 1997 season playing club cricket.

A likeable and self-confident character, Giddins' chequered past and cheerful demeanour have endeared him to the British public. He is a cricket "nut", a keen follower of scores and a deep thinker about his game. Doubts over the legality of his action resulted in scrutiny from the ECB, but he was cleared despite once being no-balled in a Second XI match. For several years he made a winter living selling Christmas trees with his friend Nadeem Shahid (Surrey and Essex). He was also chosen as one of England's three 'most eligible bachelors' by Company magazine in March 1995.

Capable of moving the ball both ways, in the air and off the pitch at a fairly lively pace, Giddins at 6'4" is a difficult prospect on a pitch offering any help to the bowler. Warwickshire won the race to sign him for 1998, and he soon became a favourite at Edgbaston. He took 84 first-class wickets and won his second county cap that summer, though he was surprisingly overlooked for both the full and 'A' tours that winter.

Giddins made his Test debut against New Zealand at the The Oval in 1999, and during a three-wicket spell in the second innings, looked to have booked himself a place on the England tour of South Africa. However the New Zealanders fought back and he appeared to wilt under pressure. The new England management team were anxious to avoid a weak tail, and Giddins' status as a genuine rabbit with the bat counted against him as he narrowly missed selection for the South African tour the following winter. The selectors also mentioned that he was not as fit as they would like.

He illustrated his determination to get back into the Test team by paying his own way on a fitness course (to Lilleshall) in the winter of 1999-2000 and emerged stronger and fitter than ever before. Giddins was recalled for the opening Test against Zimbabwe at Lord's. It was to prove his finest hour. He exploited a helpful pitch and an under-par Zimbabwe batting order expertly. Finishing with 5-15 in the first innings, he won the Man of the Match award. However he lacked penetration in the Second Test on a flat wicket at Trent Bridge, and appeared to lack confidence and consistency in the First Test against the West Indies. His season fell away sharply as he was dropped from the Test team and then suffered an injury that limited his availability for the remainder of the season. Giddins left Warwickshire under a cloud at the end of 2000 when county and player could not agree a salary package, and signed with Surrey for the 2001 season. (George Dobell, January 2001)

* Last Updated: Saturday, 09-Nov-2002 13:55:11 GMT


 
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